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Legislature likes, clarifies Supreme Court interpretation of statute narrowing murder liability

At the Lectern

Lewis (2021) 11 Cal.5th 5th 952 interpreted Penal Code section 1170.95, which was enacted in Senate Bill 1437 , 2018 legislation narrowing murder liability under the felony murder theory and the natural and probable consequences doctrine. Lewis (2021) 11 Cal.5th Two months ago , the Supreme Court in People v.

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Supreme Court to decide Prop. 22 challenge and another SB 1437 resentencing case [Updated]

At the Lectern

Resentencing prima facie case. Reyes , one of many cases concerning possible resentencing under Senate Bill 1437 (more about today’s Reyes decision later [ update : here ]), the court agreed to take on yet another SB 1437 case, People v. Criminal case grant-and-holds. Lewis (2021) 11 Cal.5th

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Supreme Court will hear challenges to PUC water rate decisions

At the Lectern

Faial , apparently to decide just how retroactive is Assembly Bill 1950 , 2020 legislation that shortened the maximum probation time for many felonies to two years. cases have drawn an extended separate statement by Justice Liu (see here ) and dissenting votes for review (see here ) in the past. Lemcke (2021) 11 Cal.5th

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Supreme Court will resolve conflict about co-tenancy leasing requirements (and about punctuation?)

At the Lectern

Burgos and limited briefing to: “Does the provision of Penal Code section 1109 governing the bifurcation at trial of gang enhancements from the substantive offense or offenses apply retroactively to cases that are not yet final?” Lewis (2021) 11 Cal.5th Tran (2022) 13 Cal.5th 29; see also Cal. c)(1); People v.

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Can Trump Escape Accountability?  

The Crime Report

With the evidence already revealed by the hearings, the AG has no other choice than to prosecute Trump and his allies for a range of assorted felonies. We know that the ultimate plan was to prevent the election certification of Joe Biden as president on January 6, 2021.